Demons, supernatural powers, and millennia-old jiangshi inhabit this new animated action series, from EPs Ali Wong and Aron Eli Coleite, about a Chinese American teen living in a small Texas town who finds out a demon king is hunting her – like being a teenager isn’t hard enough!
Netflix has shared the teaser trailer and new images for the upcoming 2D animated series Jentry Chau vs the Underworld, from first-time show-runner Echo Wu and executive producers Ali Wong (Beef) and Aron Eli Coleite (Locke & Key). Wong also stars, alongside Bowen Yang, Lori Tan Chinn, Lucy Liu, Jimmy O. Yang, Sheng Wang, and Woosung Kim.
“Sometimes finding your self-identity is coming face-to-face with your own demons,” said Wu. “There are different layers to what that means. It rings quite true in Jentry. She's trying to figure out what these powers mean to her. Are they part of her? Are they cursing her? You see this character trying to figure out who she is.”
The 2D animated series follows Jentry Chau (Wong), a Chinese-American teen living in a small Texas town, who finds out a demon king is hunting her for the supernatural powers she’s been working her whole life to repress. With the help of her weapons expert great-aunt and a millennia-old jiangshi (Chinese hopping vampire), Jentry must now fight an entire underworld’s worth of monsters while balancing the horrors of high school.
The series was created by Wu with animation produced by Titmouse. Chris Prynoski and Shannon Prynoski, alongside Antonio Canobbio and Ben Kalina acting as EPs for Titmouse.
Jentry Chau vs the Underworld premieres December 5 on Netflix.
Check out the teaser trailer, which features a new song "3X (세 번)" from K-Pop star Jessi:
Source: Netflix
Journalist, antique shop owner, aspiring gemologist—L'Wren brings a diverse perspective to animation, where every frame reflects her varied passions.
